Zeus married Hera during the Titan-War. They got married under a wondrous tree that Hera planted in her own garden. Zeus’ affairs consisted of Aphrodite, Asteria, Demeter, Dione, Eurynome and many others.
Cronus the Titan of Time and age, and Rhea the Titan of Female Fertility are Zeus’ parents. Rhea took Zeus to Mount Ida in Crete to be secretly raised by Kouretes so Cronus doesn’t consume him like the other 5 children.
Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades are all brothers. Poseidon is the god of the sea and Hades is the god of the underworld. Cronus and Rhea, their parents, had 6 children together. 3 boys and 3 girls. Cronus had consumed 5 out of the 6 kids. Zeus was the only one not consumed because he was raised secretly on Mount Ida in crete.
Zeus punishes anyone and everyone who lies or breaks oaths. He punished Prometheus for tricking the gods and stealing his sacred fire. Zeus commanded that Prometheus be chained for eternity in the Caucasus.
Zeus overthrew the Titanes who were six elder gods and imprisoned them in Tartaros, a banishment place.
Zeus gave himself the title of Metieta, “the wise counselor”. He is called this in long epics called Homeric poems.
Zeus was the supreme ruler of the 12 Olympian gods on mount Olympus.
Zeus had taken the kingdom of immortals from his father Cronus the titan of time and age.
Zeus was worshiped by the Greek tribes originally as the weather god. He is a celestial god or a god related to the sky.
Zeus was called “the lord of justice” by Hesiod. Hesiod is one of the first greek writers. He is central to greek history. He is known for giving the greeks their gods.
Zeus is the god of the sky and thunder. Zeus is sitting on his throne in the sky holding his lightning bolt.
These are what Zeus looks like. He is represented by these emblems.
Zeus is the god of the sky. He was first worshiped as the weather god but is now the god of all the gods. He is also worshiped as the god of thunder and lightning.
Zeus' parents were Cronus and Rhea. His brother were the gods Poseidon and Hades.
The thunder in the music stands for Zeus being the god of the sky. The music itself stands for him being the god of all the gods. The colors I used were grey because Zeus is the god of thunder and when it thunders the sky is usually grey and dark. The movement in the text represents clouds rolling through a storm.
Ten facts about Zeus
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The thunder in the music stands for Zeus being the god of the sky. The music itself stands for him being the god of all the gods.
The colors I used were grey because Zeus is the god of thunder and when it thunders the sky is usually grey and dark. The movement in the text represents clouds rolling through a storm.
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